"Three men have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russian spy agencies, contrary to Section 3 of the National Security Act (NSA) 2023. The Metropolitan Police are searching address in West London and the men are aged, 44, 45, and 48-years old. The investigation is being led by detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing London and the arrests are part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged suspicions. All three men have been released on bail."
"We're seeing an increasing number of who we would describe as 'proxies' being recruited by foreign intelligence services and these arrests are directly related to our ongoing to efforts to disrupt this type of activity. Anyone who might be contacted by and tempted into carrying out criminal activity on behalf of a foreign state here in the UK should think again."
Three men were arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russian spy agencies contrary to Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023. The Metropolitan Police searched an address in West London. The men are aged 44, 45 and 48. Detectives from Counter Terrorism Policing London are leading the investigation and the arrests form part of an ongoing probe into the alleged suspicions. Commander Dominic Murphy said foreign intelligence services are recruiting proxies and that the arrests aim to disrupt that activity. The statement warned that anyone tempted into criminal activity for a foreign state faces prosecution and serious consequences. All three men were released on bail.
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